STAAR Poetry Vocab Words

Front

A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

Back

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

A story written to be performed by actors; a play

Back

Drama

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

Front

Words that express more than their literal meaning

Back

Figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Front

Words that represent sounds

Back

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Front

The person that narrates the poem

Back

Speaker

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis

Back

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Front

A comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Front

The use of human characteristics to describe non-human things

Back

Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Front

The overall feeling or atmosphere of a poem

Back

Mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

The main idea or message of a poem

Back

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2